Performer: Josh White
Folk songs sung by Josh White; Vocal, guitar.
Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. Four stylii were used to transfer this record.They are 3.5 mil truncated eliptical, 2.3 mil truncated conical, 2.8 mil truncated conical, 3.3 mil truncated conical. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with Turnover: 400.0, Rolloff: -12.0.
The preferred version suggested by an audio engineer at George Blood, L.P. is the equalized version recorded with the 3.5 mil truncated eliptical stylus, and has been copied to have the more friendly filename.
Matrix number: 171
Catalog number: 358-2A
Other IDs from the record include: (171)
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Notes
The recording on the other side of this disc: No. 12 Train
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Subject: Song from a Song
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Part of 1944 album titles "Folk Songs Sung By Josh White" released by ASCH International. This side is of an American traditional blues tune "St. James Infirmary". It was made famous by Louie Armstrong under the title "The St. James Infirmary Blues", though it is sometimes known as "The Gambler's Blues" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMx8OW32Bs). It is also related to the English traditional tune "The Unfortunate Rake" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aQd99zfIRo). (date source: https://www.discogs.com/Josh-White-Folk-Songs-Sung-By-Josh-White/release/7146984)
